Culture (S)

Some of Food there is Meat Pie but it's called Pasteli.
Also, Sauer Kraut, Fondue, apfelkϋchlein(Deep-fried apple cookies)and Schokolate kuchen(chocolate cake!!!!).

Last, they eat Zopf which is actually bread!


Here are some random but awesome things about their culture. Close to half of the Swedish people are Roman Catholic.
Almost half of the population of Switzerland skis regularly downhill and cross country.
People cut potatoes with a fork.
They do a lot of things with nature and outdoors.
They live to shoot things with guns.
The most popular sports are biking and soccer.
Most popular art is photography.
Swiss folk music includes Yodeling with an Alpenhorn that is up to 12 feet long!!

They also do wood carving and embroidery.

Here is a few things about their schools.
School is free until age 15 so some kids drop out. But, most go to college.
The enrollment rate in Switzerland is lower than most countries.
So, our schools are pretty different then theirs are in Switzerland.

Land Features

Switzerland has a lot of different land features. Here is a little about them.
Some people may not want to go there if they don’t like the cold because it is cold and snowy there.
Also, it is mountainous so hikers may like it here.
Country people may also want to move there because there is flat green regions.
Farmers will hate it here because it is wayyy too cold to grow crops.

Only about 1/4 of the land can be used for farming, because of the cold and maybe of not good soil.

Migration (S)

Switzerland has one of the most immigration rates in Europe,22.4% are foreign born.

Here is a little history about immigration.
In the 1600's, people moved there from France where they were being prosecuted for their religious beliefs. They moved to Switzerland to had freedom of religion.

Then, in the nineteenth century they hired many Italian workers to work in machine factories. That really increased the population.

Religions

Catholicism is the most common Religion with over three million followers. 

Protestantism is the second most popular religion with over 2.7 million people following this religion in Switzerland.

Zoroastrianism is not a very common religion worldwide, but there are a a small percent of the people in Switzerland that follow this religion.

Also, many important Jews have lived in Switzerland and still are.  In some big cities there are even have a Jewish community.

Over 150,000 people in Switzerland are Islamic.   Most of them live in Lake Geneva.

Buddhism and Hinduism aren't very popular religions in Switzerland.  Together, only about 0.5% of the population of Switzerland believe in these.

Transportation

The main transportation is Switzerland is pretty much just liken ours.  They use bikes,boats, trains, buses and cars.  But since everything in Europe is more close together and the roads are small, they made all of the cars small!  So, if they use a car, it is something like a smart car.
They have eight major airports.
To drive anything, you need a permit(license) called a vignette.

Languages

Some of the languages in Switzerland are German, French, Italian and Romansch.
The children can speak at least two languages fluently.
But, the main language is Swiss German
If you want to say "good morning", it's Guten abend.
Also,Gute nacht means "good evening".

The Natural Resources of Switzerland (S)

There is not that many natural resources in Switzerland. There are so few, we couldn't even find out what they were!
But, they are known as the banking and finance capital of the world.
Tourism also drives the economy instead of natural resources.
The Swiss are also known for cheese, chocolate and fancy watches.
The currency of Switzerland is the Franc.
So, even though the Swiss don't have many resources, they do manage to do well in the business world with excellent craftsmanship and the other things I said.